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TIS teacher is leavin’ on a jet plane … to service KC135 refuelers
February 17, 2017
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – On the afternoon of February 3, Island School teacher Rebecca Blalock looked around her classroom of students as they packed th…
Profile: Candice Shy Hooper
February 17, 2017
■ BY SUE ERWIN Island author Candice Shy Hooper was born in Agana, Guam. Her father served in the Navy, and her mother was a military wife. As a child, she lived on Saipan, and she moved around…
Obituary: Memorial service for William D. Rader
February 17, 2017
A memorial service for William Donald Rader will be held on Saturday, March 4 at the Boca Bay Pass Club Powerhouse, located at 801 Gulf Blvd. in Boca Grande. Mr. Rader passed away at the age o…
LBC tarpon net pull at Wildflower this Saturday
February 17, 2017
To the Editor: Please mark your calendar to help our next monthly tarpon net pull event at Lemon Bay Conservancy’s Wildflower Preserve this coming Saturday morning, Feb. 18. This is an importa…
Berries, bargains and much more: The Strawberry Festival returns on March 4
February 10, 2017
■ STAFF REPORT. Take 55 flats of strawberries, 55 dozen biscuits, 48 cans of whipped topping, 24 cases of hotdogs and brats, and you have a few of the makings for the 19th annual United Methodi…
Mote CEO updates island crowd on research projects, promotes upcoming event
February 10, 2017
■ BY SUE ERWIN. Passion. Partnership. Philanthropy. Those are the three words Dr. Michael Crosby, president and CEO of Mote Marine Laboratory, said determine the success of the organization whe…
Yale Whiffenpoof alumni to perform today
February 10, 2017
■ BY SUE ERWIN Former members of one of America’s most acclaimed vocal ensembles, the Whiffenpoofs, will be performing at the Boca Grande Community Center Auditorium at 4 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 1…
The bumpy road ahead according to Martin Walker
February 10, 2017
■ SUBMITTED BY MARY COOK Prominent British journalist and global affairs authority Martin Walker spoke to a crowd of 270 on Saturday, February 4 at the Boca Grande Community Center. The world t…
Obituary: William A. Hanley Jr.
February 10, 2017
William Andrew Hanley, Jr., known to all as Will, died peacefully at his home in Boca Grande in the early hours of February 6, 2017. Cotton, his loving wife of 42 years, his daughter Bobsey Fansler…
Obituary: Doris Jean Bishop
February 10, 2017
Doris Jean Zintek Bishop, 86, of Boca Grande passed away at her home on February 2, 2017. Doris was born in West Allis, Wisconsin on September 7, 1930 to Dr. Sylvester and Pearl Zintek. She spent h…